Sodastream gas container. Is it dangerous if falls on the floor?

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

i'm writing a post about using sodastream and i want to know if the gas bottle.. if falls can blow up?

let me know..

tnx

 

[dragnlaw]

I doubt very much if dropping it to the floor will let the gas out nor blow it up.
Hitting it with a heavy axe will definitely let out the gas and might send one side flying but blow up like a bomb - no, highly doubt it.

mind you, buy reputable cans, not rusty, dented ones being sold "under the table" for a good price.

 

[CharlieD]

i'm writing a post about using sodastream and i want to know if the gas bottle.. if falls can blow up?

let me know..

tnx

I doubt, it is pretty strong.

 

[HeyItsSara]

In the olden days, when you dropped something like a hair dryer, you had to immediately discard it. It's not like that anymore.

 

[medtran49]

No. We used to leave them in the car. They would roll around and clang together, and were in the heat in South Florida.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

It contains compressed carbon dioxide gas, so if you drop it just the right way with enough force, the top will shear off and it will shoot around the room like a bottle rocket. Be sure to duck!

 

[dragnlaw]

Seeing to believe... I hope you won't be quoting any of us as being experts.

 

[medtran49]

It contains compressed carbon dioxide gas, so if you drop it just the right way with enough force, the top will shear off and it will shoot around the room like a bottle rocket. Be sure to duck!

Even SCUBA tanks don't do that anymore and they are filled to a FAR greater pressure than SodaStream bottles.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

Even SCUBA tanks don't do that anymore and they are filled to a FAR greater pressure than SodaStream bottles.

Right. Until it happens.

 

[dragnlaw]

And has it Sir LoB?

 

[medtran49]

Since my husband worked in the diving business, including saturation diving, and then in designing, building, installing, and maintaining the machines that fill tanks, and recreationally dived for 40+ years, along with me for 25+ years, I kind of think we know what we're talking about...

Any kind of cylinder tank that holds pressurized gas has to be inspected on a regular basis, including the stem connection, for wear and tear.